Water-cooling radiator



J. LOHN.

WATER COOLING RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-18. 1919.

Patented Dec. 27, 19.21.

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JACOB LOH'N, 0F APPLETON, WISCONSIN.

WATER-COOLING RADIATOR.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jnoon Loan, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Cooling Radiators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in water cooling radiators f0: use in connection with automobiles and other machines using internal combustion engines as a source of motive power.

It is the primary object of this invention to provide a radiator of the character described which may be inexpensively manufactured and which will have its parts so arranged and connected that repairs may be easily, quickly and cheaply made.

An additional object pertains to means for selectively controlling the cooling air'passing through the radiator, whereby the interior of the radiator may be wholly or partially covered. For instance in summer the coverings may be so arranged to permit a maximum flow of cooling air through the radiator, or in winter such air may be entirely cut off.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the novel arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed and shown in the drawing wherein Figure 1 represents a part sectional and part elevational view of a radiator constructed in accordance with my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the plane of the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate like parts in both of the views, the numeral 1 denotes a relatively rectangular frame having a rectangular opening 2. The frame is hollow and its upper portion constitutes a top tank 3 and its bottom portion a lower tank 4. The spaces 5 between the double walls of the sides of the frame form passageways communicating with the upper and lower tanks 3 and 4 respectively whereby water may freely pass from one to the other. An outlet 6 extends from the lower tank and an Specification of Letters Patent. Patented D 27 1921- Application filed. August 18, 1919.

Serial No. 318,132.

inlet 7 opens into the upper tank 3; the latter is also provided with an overflow vent S as is customary in conventional types of radiators. Furthermore said upper tank is provided with a filling opening 9.

The inner walls of the frame 1 forming the bottom and top of the upper and lower tanks 3 and 4 respectively are provided with a plurality of openings, the same being correspondingly arranged in the two walls and vertically alined for the reception of vertical water tubes 10. From Fig. 2 particularly it may be noted that these tubes are spaced apart so as to permit the ready passage of air therebetween thereby affording a maximum cooling for the water which flows from the upper tank to the lower tank through said tubes. The intermediate portions of the tubes are spaced and bracedby one or more spacing plates 11, each of which has a number of holes corresponding to the number of tubes which are disposed therethrough. The plates 11 are positioned substantially horizontally and have their opposite ends turned laterally as at 12 to form 2 by means of bolts or the like 13; The spacing plates are preferably readily removable, that is to say they are not fixedly connected to the tubes 10, so that whenrepairs are to be made on the latter they may be readily detached from the side walls of the opening 2 and slid downwardly or upwardly on the tubes as may be desired.

Surrounding the opening 2 and onboth the front and back of the frame 1 is a plurality of attaching knuckles 14,' the same being located adjacent the edge of the opening 2 and having their axes disposed paral lel with the side of saidopening on'which they are located.

These knuckles 14 are spaced apart and receive therebetween correspondingly spaced knuckles 15 formed on the edges of cover plates 16. When the plates 16 are in position and the openings of the knuckles thereof alined with the openings of the other knuckles 14, pins or the like 17 are inserted therethrough to lock the several parts. In this manner both the front and back of the opening 2 may be readily covered by the plates 16. It is to be understood however, that the illustrated form of attaching means is merely one manner in which the cover plates .80 attaching feet whereby the same may be secured to the vertical walls of the opening can be readily secured in position and that the applicant does not desire to be limited thereto. 7

Each of the plates 16. is preferably formed of two sections separable horizontally, the adjacent edges of the sectionsbeing provided with interengaging knuckles 18 similar to the knuckles 14 and 15 and are designed to receive a pin 19. Thustwo like or unlike sections may be readily secured together to form one cover plate. In the illus tration the cover plate shown on the front .of the radiator consists of a perforated sec tion 16 and an imperforate section 16 This combination may be used on the ra diato'r in cold weather, and inwarm weather two of the sections 1.6 may be combined, or the plates may be entirely removed to permit an unobstructed flow of air between and around the tubes 10. On the other hand during extremely severe cold weather the passage of air may be completely out off by connecting two of the imperforate sections 16" together. Or if there is still danger of freezing a pipe may be led from the exhaust of the engine to the space between the front and back plates 16 and in which the water tubes 10 are located. i

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be evident thatI have devised a very 1 simply constructed cooling radiator in which all of the parts are readily accessible for repair, this being in contradistinction to the usual radiator, and also that the same is equipped with an arrangement whereby freezing may be prevented and the circulating water maintained at a substantially con stant temperature. As hereinbefore inti mated, various changes may be made in the.

water therethrough, and a substantially horizontal spacing plate disposed between the water chambers, said plate having a plutangular opening therein, the upperand lower portions of the same formlng upper and lower water chambers respectively, a plurality of water tubes extending across said opening and connecting the water chambers, attaching knuckles disposedaround the four side edges of the opening in said frame, said knuckles being spaced apart, a cover plate to be disposed over the frame opening and having a plurality of spaced knuckles around its edges to be alined with the first mentioned knuckles, andmeans for connecting the adjacent knuckles of the frame and plate together.

3. In a radiator, a frame, the upper and lower portions of the same forming upper and lower water chambers respectively, said frame having double sides which form between them a water passageway between the upper and lower chambers, a plurality of vertical tubes in the frame and connecting the water chambers to circulate water therethrough, and a substantially horizontal spacing plate disposed between the water chambers, said plate having a plurality of spaced holes corresponding to the number of tubes and receiving the same, the oppositeends of said plate being formed with laterally extending perforated feet, removable fastening means extending through said perforations and securing said plate to the sides of the frame, said plate being movable up and down on. said tubes when the fastening means is removed. In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at,App1eton,in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin.

JACOB Lorin. 

